WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 440 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN APPALACHIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TO REGION. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP
45 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE WINDS
ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH LATER TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE AND
BECOME SOUTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES, POWER LINES AND
WEAKER STRUCTURES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL
LOOSE OBJECTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA KEEP
A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES AND TRAVELING ACROSS ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS
BRIDGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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SMF
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